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Johnny2X2X

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30. I'm old enough to remember

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #29)

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:21 PM

Feb 11

Well, we're all old enough to remember, because it was just a couple years ago.

But the jobs report was about to come out and economists were expecting over 300,000 new jobs, the report disappointed and the economy only produced like 188,000 jobs that month. It was in the headlines for weeks, "Biggest miss in history", "The jobs market implodes!" It even made local news casts as some disaster. "Oh no, only 188,000 jobs added, time to panic!!!"

And now, Trump added 181,000 jobs in the entire year last year. It was a complete implosion of the jobs market. The media should be flaying him, this is big news. Trump absolutely devastated the jobs market, and here we are, the media pretending 130,000 is great and totally ignoring that in 2025 we basically added no jobs for the year.

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BLS jobs report revises 2025 down to +181,000 total jobs added for the year [View all] Johnny2X2X Feb 11 OP

Yet the billionaires Trump sycophants keep artificially inflating the Stock Market. Chasstev365 Feb 11 #1

What you're seeing is a total divorce for working people and economic indicators Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #3

It's not billionaires doing that, it is us WSHazel Feb 11 #4

If you believe this report, UpInArms Feb 11 #2

Does this count all the jobs lost? nt leftyladyfrommo Feb 11 #5

We need to add 140,000 jobs per month to keep up with population growth Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #6

There is no statistical justification for pulling 800,000 jobs out of 2024 WSHazel Feb 11 #7

You have no clue what you're talking about Wiz Imp Feb 11 #12

Slow your roll WSHazel Feb 11 #15

There was a change in how small businesses are calculated EdmondDantes_ Feb 11 #16

I get that for the most part WSHazel Feb 11 #18

Last time I respond to you but to repeat, you have no clue how the Benchmark revision process works. Wiz Imp Feb 11 #21

I understand what the words say WSHazel Feb 11 #23

Extremely weak & misleading explanation. Wiz Imp Feb 11 #19

Not necessarily. EdmondDantes_ Feb 11 #28

Wow! Dunning Kruger in action! Wiz Imp Feb 11 #17

Are you being deliberately obtuse? WSHazel Feb 11 #20

Right here: Wiz Imp Feb 11 #22

Just so we are aware of your position WSHazel Feb 11 #25

🙄 Wiz Imp Feb 11 #26

One final thing. Wiz Imp Feb 11 #27

Not a hard concept WSHazel Feb 11 #31

I do not believe we added 130,000 jobs in January 2026 OrlandoDem2 Feb 11 #8

That's not a good number Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #9

How has unemployment not gone higher? Johonny Feb 11 #10

It's risen some, like a half point Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #11

Media making it sound like these job numbers Johonny Feb 11 #13

These numbers are a total disaster Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #14

Because many people, myself included, just stop looking TexasBushwhacker Feb 11 #24

MaddowBlog-New report shows 2025 was even worse for U.S. job market than we thought LetMyPeopleVote Feb 11 #29

I'm old enough to remember Johnny2X2X Feb 11 #30